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A. L. JAYNES. TIME RECORDER. No. 428,103. Patented May 20,1890.

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TIME REGORDBR. No. 428,103. Patented May 20, 1890.

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TIME REOORDER.

No. 428,103. Patented May 20, 18 90.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFONSO L. JAYNES, OF BUFFALO, NEXV YORK.

TIM E-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,103, dated May 20,1890.

' Application filed November 25, 1889. Serial No. 331, l92. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFONSO L. JAYNES, of Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Time and Check Registers; and I do hereby declare that the folure 1is a side View of my device, portions being shown in section toillustrate the mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan of a check-receiving cylinderused in connection with my device. Fig. 8 is a side view of afriction-roll and spring. Fig. 4; is a plan of a check. Fig. 5 is a planof my device with the top and cover removed. Fig. 6 is a detail view ofthe checkentering channels on my device. Fig. 7 is a face view of thedial. Fig. 8 is a fragmental section of my device, illustrating the dialand the means for retaining and supporting the same. Fig. 9 is a faceview of the dial and mechanism.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in allthe figures.

The object of this invention is the production of an automatic time andcheck recorder for manufactorics and the like, which will receive thecheck of the workman when he enters the shop, and at the same timerecord on a dial or an equivalent thereof the time at which the saidworkman has entered the works, so that, should a controversy ensueregarding the time of entering, the dial, &c., will unmistakablyindicate the correct time. To

attain this result, I construct my device sub; stantially as illustratedin the drawings, in which A is the case in which my device is contained;A, the cover thereof, and A a door at the rear, suitably hinged toremove a dial, to be mentioned.

A is a trough located in the bottom of the case to receive the lowerportion of the dial I.

lVithin the case A, near the upper end thereof and opposite the door A Ilocate a cylinder 3, fastened to a shaft 7')" and journaled in bearingsB *3", secured to the side of the casing A. Upon the periphery of saidcylinder are located eight (although more or less may be used)outwardly-projecting pins 1), having shoulders I). These pins'arearranged spirally and at equidistance apart on the periphery of saidcylinder. On one end of the shaft 1/ is placed a ratchet-wheel 0, havingas many teeth as there are pins 1) on the cylinder, and being so placedon the shaft that the points of the teeth of said wheel will be oppositethe pins on the cylinder, as shown in Fig. 1. Engaging with the saidratchetwheel 0 is a pawl or dog 0, pivoted at its lower end to ahorizontal lever D, which is similarly pivoted at one extremity to anupright standard D and resting with the other end on a stop d, a similarstop d being located some distance above the lower one to prevent thelever D from being lifted too high. Upon the center of the lever D isplaced a weight (Z to return the lever D and pawl O to their normalposition, as hereinafter to be mentioned. From the end of the said leverD leads a string or wire 0, upward wherewith the said lever D may beraised and the hook of the pawl caused to engage the next succeedingtooth on the ratchet-wheel (I. When this string is released the saidweight brings the lever and pawl back to their former position afterhaving turned the cylinder B sufficiently to bring the next succeedingpin 1) into a vertical position. lVith both ends fastened to the lever Dand pawl O is aspring c, to assist the pawl O in engaging the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel in an obvious manner. From the upper end, and oppositethe pins 1) when in an upright position, lead downwardly-curved ducts J,havinglongitudinal slots c at the upper end, so that when the cylinderis revolved the upper end of the pins 6 may pass through the slots intheir respective ducts, and that acarriage or check I, when placed uponthe end of said pin and the cylinder B revolved, will be passed intosaid duct, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. The lower extremities of theducts E extend to and in front of a circular or similar paper orcard-board dial I, having ann ular spaeesmm 0,17, 1,), s, and t, corresponding to the number of the ducts E above mentioned, and divisionsM, having subdivisions N, each representing hours and fractions thereof,as illustrated in Fig. 7. This dial I is placed upon a spindlef by meansof prongs or pins f, (although other means may be employed,) saidspindle being connected to any suitable clock mechanism F, to cause onerevolution of said dial within the time for which the said dial isgraduated, in a manner hereinafter to be referred to.

In front of the dial I is located a hinged strip F, to prevent the dialfrom detlectin g, and at the back of the same is placed a radialhorizontal strip F, to form a blanket, so called, for the dial whenreceiving an impression. hen the dial is on its spindle its annularspaces are opposite their respective ducts E, so that a check enteringthe said ducts will print its number or other symbol into its respectivespace, Near the lower end of said ducts are placed downward ly-curvedbranches or openings E, through which the check, after it has struck theink-ribbon in front of the dial, will drop into a receptacle a providedfor it.

Between the dial and the ducts is placed an ink-ribbon 7L, wound uponreels G, which are journaled in bearings g, Figs. 1 and 5. One of thesereels G is provided with a drum G, upon which is wound a string g,connecting with a further drum G" 011 the shaft 7) of the cylinder l). Asheave g" is arranged in the case A to lead the string to the drum. Uponsaid drum G" is placed a stop-wheel II, having semicircular notches 71,corresponding in number with that of the pins l) on the cylinder l aspring Il engaging said notches to prevent the cylinder from making morethan one-eighth of a revolution at a time.

I is the check having a longitudinal slot 1'', corresponding in width tothe width of the pins 7), and being provided with wheels 1', which areeither let into the edges of the body of the check, as illustrated indotted lines in Fig. t, or project therefrom, if desired. Upon each endof this check are lo cated, preferably, raised letters, characters, ornumbers, denoting either the name, initials, or the number by which theworkman is known in the works, and being arranged to print with eitherend upon the dial the number or character thereon when striking theink-ribbon.

The operation of this device is as follows: The workman entering theshop takes from the usual check-board (not shown) his check and placesit on the uppermost pin 1) and pulls the string (1 until the lever 1)reaches the upper stop (Z, when the pawl C engages the next succeedingteeth of the wheel C. The workman new releases the string, when theweight (1 will bring the lever and pawl to their former position andrevolve the wheel for one-eighth of a revolution. This move ment of thecylinder 13 forces the check I over the mouth or opening of theduct-well into the interior thereof, after which it will gravitatedownward and strike the ink-ribbon and imprint its number upon the dialI, and then drop through the branch E" into the receptacle (1, therebyrecording the entrance of the workman into the shop and the exact timeof entrance. This operation is repeated with every workman untileighthave deposited their cheeks into the respective d ucts, when thefirst pin will be up again. In the meantime the dial has moved asut'lieient distance to cause the imprint of the ninth workman below orabove that of the first, (depending upon the direction of revolution ofthe diaL) thereby enabling the apparatus being used for a large numberof records within a short space of time. After all the workmen presenthave deposited their checks, or at any time thereat'ter, the dial isremoved from the spindle by opening the door A and by replacing it witha new one. The imprints on the dial may now be entered into thetin'ie-keepers time or pay book, and the dial filed away for futurereference.

It will now be readily observed that this apparatus serves the twofoldpurpose of receiving the workmens checks, and at the same time recordingthe exact time at which he entered the works.

The reason for providing the apparatus with a series of channels orducts for the checks, to be used successively, instead of using a singleone only and dropping all the checks into the same, is that in the caseof a single duct the period of time elapsing between the depositions ofthe several checks will not be enough to allow the dial to revolvesuftieientl y so as to take the first impression out of the range of thenext succeeding one, the conse quenee being that the imprints wouldcover one another, and thus blur the whole, while when a series ofchannels is used successively su tlicient length of time will be giventhe dial to move the first series of impressions out of the way of thesucceeding one.

For large factories employing many hundreds of hands I shall constructan apparatus with a longer cylinder and provide the same with a greaternumber of pins and a corre sponding increase of the number of ducts andannular spaces on the dials without departing otherwise from the natureof my invention.

In the device heretofore described I use two dials per diem-one from sixocloek a. m. to twelve oclock in. and the other from twelve oclock m. tosix oclock p. m. Other forms of divisions may, however, been'iploycd-as, for instance, from seven, a. m. to twelve in. and from12.30 p. m. to 0 p. m., making one revolution in twelve hours andarranging the clock mechanism accordingly-without departing from. myinvention.

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Having thus fully described my invention,

Letters Patent of the United States-- 1. An automatic check and timerecorder consisting, in combination with a checlthaving type-characters,as described, of a case, a series of channels, a dial opposite the endsof said channels, mechanism for revolving said dial, and a discharge forsaid checks, whereby when said checks are deposited in said channelsthey will gravitate toward said dial and imprint thereon the characteron said check, as described.

2. In automatic check and time recorders, the combination, with a checkhaving symbols in type on both ends and mounted upon wheels, asdescribed, of a case or frame, a series of channels having openings neartheir lower ends, supports for said channels, a dial with annulardivisions opposite the said lower ends, a clock mechanism to revolve thesaid dial in a predetermined space of time, an inkribbon between saiddial and the end of said ducts and provided with mechanism for movin git, and a receptacle for the checks below said channels, as set forth. V

In automatic check and time recorders, the combination, with a checkhaving typesymbols, as described, of a case or frame, a series ofchannels having openings on their lower ends, a dial, clock mechanismfor revolving said dial, a moving ink-ribbon between said dial and theends of said ducts, and a receptacle for said checks below said duct-s,as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In automatic check and time recorders, the combination, with a checkhaving typesymbols on both ends, of a frame or, case, a series ofchannels having downwardly-curved openings on their lower ends, supportsfor said channels, mechanism for entering said checks into said ducts, adial having annular spaces and radial divisions representing definiteperiods of time, a clock mechanism for revolving said dial, anink-ribbon interposed between said dial and the end of the channels,mechanism for winding and unwinding said ribbon, and a receptacle forreceiving the checks after having impressed the dial with theirtype-symbols, as set forth.

5. In automatic check and time recorders,-

the combination, with the checks havingtypesymbols, as described, andprovided with central openings, of a frame or case, a series ofchannels, a cylinder having projections to receive said checks, a dialhaving revolving mechanism, and a receptacle for said checks after theyhave imprinted said dial, as set forth.

6. In automatic cheek and time recorders, the combination, with thechecks having typecharacters, as described, of a case or frame, a seriesof channels having openings on their lower extremities and slots ontheir upper ends, a cylinder having radial projections arranged spirallyupon its periphery, means, substantially as described, for revolvingsaid cylinder intermittently, a dial revolving in a predetermined periodof time, and a receptacle for said checks, whereby said checks whenpassing to the receptacle will imprint their symbols upon said dial, asset forth.

7. The combination, with the case or frame, of a cylinder journaled insuitable bearings and provided with a series of radial projectionsarranged spirally around the circumference thereof, mechanism forrevolvin said cylinder, checks having apertures fitting said radialprojections, and ducts for receiving said checks and conveying them to areceptacle, as set forth.

8. In time-recorders, a check having typeeharacters, as described, andmount-ed upon wheels, said check having a longitudinal aperture, wherebyit maybe projected into ducts, as and for the purpose set forth.

0. The combination, with theink-ribbon lb, of the reels Gr, drums G G,bearings g, string 9, and the sheave g, and means for revolving saiddrum G, as described.

10. The combination, with the channels having openings at their lowerends, of the ink-ribbon 7L, mechanism for winding and unwinding it, thedial, clock mechanism for revolving said dial, plate F and hinged bar F,as described.

11. The combination ,with the channels having openings E, of theink-ribbon h, moved by mechanism substantially as described, the dial I,removably fastened to the spindle f, the clock mechanism F, the trougha", the plate F, and the hinged plate F, as set forth.

12. In a time-recorder, a check having type characters and wheels, asdescribed, in combination with inclined type-channels having outletsnear their lower ends, a recordingsurface opposite the lower end of saidchannels, and an ink-ribbon interposed between said channels andrecording-surface, whereby checks deposited in the type-channels willgravitate toward and impress their type-symbols upon saidrecording-surface, and then drop through said out-let.

13. In a check and time recorder, the combination, with a dial havingannular spaces and radial divisions, representing predetcrmined spacesof time, of type-channels arranged opposite the face of said dial, andchecks provided with type-characters at both ends adapted to fit in saidchannels and to impress their type-symbols on said dial.

14:. The combination, with the check having type-symbols, as described,of a series of channels to receive said check, a recordingsurfaceopposite the end of said channels, an

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ink-ribbon interposed between said channels a cylinder provided withradial projections I), arranged spirally upon its periphery, shouldersZ) upon saidprojections, means for intermittently revolving saidcylinder, and a series oi channels having slotted apertures arrangedopposite said cylinder, whereby checks placed upon said projections willbe discharged into said channels, as set forth.

1G. The combination, with the dial, of the clock mechanism F, the shaftf, and prong f, the vertical plate F, hinged at its upper end in frontof said dial, and the horizontal plate Fbehind the same, as set forth.

17. The combination, with the type-channels and checks havingtype-characters, of the cylinder mounted on a shaft, journaled insuitable bearings, and provided with radial projections arrangedspirally around its periphery, a notched wheel at one end and aratchet-Wheel at the other oi said sha it, a le- Ver having a pawlengaging said ratchetwheel, and stops for limiting the movement of saidlever, whereby said cylinder is revolved intermittently, substantiallyas set forth.

18. The combination, with the type-channels and the checks havingtype-characters, as described, of the cylinder having" thespirally-arranged radial projections l), the shoulders Z) on saidprojections, the shaft I)", provided with a notched wheel and stop atone end and a ratchet-wheel at the other, the lever I), having theWeight (I, the pawl C, the string (1, and the spring 0, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l have heretoset my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFONSO L. .TAYNES.

Attest:

\VM. 0. STARK, B. 13. HUNTER.

